- Date
- July 16, 1983, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N21700Cessna 188-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830716032869A
- Case key
- 12265
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed into a cornfield during a takeoff to spray crops. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the acft. Investigaiton showed that the pilot attempted a takeoff on rwy 31 with a 5 kt tailwind. The acftdid not become airborne.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21700
- Reported as
- Cessna 188-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18800967
- Airframe hours
- 3,540
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Gary Mattson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1982
- Departed
- C42
- Airport
- C42 · Springfield, runway 31, 3,400 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,900 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 1,200 as pilot in command · 63 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.